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BAA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cry made by sheep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("baa" is a kind of...):

cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

Derivation:

baa (cry plaintively)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cry plaintively

Example:

The lambs were bleating

Synonyms:

baa; blat; blate; bleat

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "baa" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

baa (the cry made by sheep)

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